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Basic Reproduction Number of Chikungunya Virus Transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes

Authors :
Najmul Haider
Francesco Vairo
Giuseppe Ippolito
Alimuddin Zumla
Richard A. Kock
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 10, Pp 2429-2431 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020.

Abstract

We estimated the weighted mean basic reproduction number (R0) of chikungunya virus based on outbreak size. R0 was 3.4 (95% CI 2.4–4.2) and varied for 2 primary chikungunya mosquito vectors: 4.1 (95% CI 1.5–6.6) for Aedes aegypti and 2.8 (95% CI 1.8–3.8) for Ae. albopictus.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
26
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.54c2ad3e7f344883ac6eec1c4bb302e9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.190957